Plant Discoveries 2014

Fwd: Plant Discoveries 2014 online : 4 posts by 4 authors. I am happy to inform you that, BSI has recently published the Plant discoveries 2014 which was released by Honorable Minister MOECC, Sh Prakash Javedkar on world environment day 5th June 2015. The document may be seen in the following link.  http://archive.org/details/PlantDiscovery201415 Thank you, … […]

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Avicennia alba ?

Avicennia alba Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 821 (1826) ?; Images by Sibdas Ghosh (Inserted by J.M.Garg)  Trop. Asia to N. Australia (from WCSP) Avicenia : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Two pics of Avicenia, possibly A.alba, with pneumatophores. A crocodile is basking in the morning sun. Do Banki- Sundarbans, 20th Dec.2009 References: WCSP  […]

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Canna species/ hybrids- Upper Dzongu

  Zingiberaceae plant for id : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Please identify this plant photographed in Upper Dzongu, North Sikkim. April 2015 Flowers were absent It seems to be Canna sp. let us wait for flowering or mature the plant. Yes. Canna species, landscape and good soil binding plant.

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Ornamental Bush: Mumbai

  Ornamental Bush For ID : Mumbai : 05JUN15 : AK-3 : 03/03 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Small cultivated bush seen in a garden. No flowers or fruits.

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Chaerophyllum species- Auli

  Apiaceae Fortnight :: tentatively Chaerophyllum sp. :: Auli :: DVJUN05/05 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images. ¿ Chaerophyllum ? sp. This plant is most probably a species of Chaerophyllum as discussed in my earlier posted query. Re-posting only for sake of records in this fortnight. Relevant aspects are not photographed; as such not soliciting further validation / […]

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Heracleum maximum (USA)

Heracleum maximum W. Bartram, Travels Carolina 344 1791.;   Images by Alka Khare (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Apiaceae Fortnight :: Heracleum maximum :: USA :: ARKJUN-04 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Attached are pictures of Heracleum maximum captured at San Francisco, USA in April […]

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Identification of grass

  Identification of grass 06082015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) please help me to identify grass species, images are not clear and cropped

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Justicia parviflora ?

 Justicia parviflora ?;   Please identify : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Herb from Kozhikode, Kerala i suspect that it is Rungia sp. (may be R. parviflora) efi page on Justicia parviflora (Syn. R. parviflora (Retz.) Nees)

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Phallus impudicus

Phallus impudicus L., 1753 (syn: Dictyophora duplicata sensu auct. (2005) (misapplied name);  Dictyophora duplicata var. obliterata Malençon, 1957; Dictyophora indusiata sensu auct. brit. (misapplied name); Hymenophallus togatus Kalchbr., 1884; Ithyphallus impudicus (L.) Fr., 1823 ..; Kirchbaumia imperialis Schulzer, 1866; Morellus impudicus (L.) Eaton, 1818; Phallus foetidus Sowerby, 1801; Phallus impudicus sensu auct. brit. (misapplied name) ………………; Phallus indusiatus […]

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Adenia cordifolia

Adenia cordifolia (Blume) Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 376 1891. (syn: Adenia obtusa Engl.; Adenia quadrifida Merr.; Adenia vespertilio Hallier f.; Microblepharis cordifolia M.Roem.; Microblepharis obtusa M.Roem.; Modecca cordifolia Blume; Modecca heterophylla Kurz; Modecca obtusa Bl.); Java, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan, Nicobars (Central Nicobars) as per Catalogue of Life;    Fwd: identity of a […]

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Suthari Sateesh

List of Publications   Raju, V.S., Reddy, C.S. and Suthari, S. 2010. Flowering plant diversity and endemism in India: An Overview. ANU Journal of Natural Sciences 2(1): 27-39. (ISSN: 0975-9573)   Raju, V.S., Ragan, A., Suthari, S. and Ramana, M.V. 2011. On the identity and occurrence of Ophioglossum costatum (Pteridophyta: Ophioglossaceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India. […]

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Chaerophyllum species- Valley of flowers

  VOF Week: Fruiting Apiaceae Herb for Id from the Valley : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) This was found in the valley…. not able to identify yet.. help requested..  I think Chaerophyllum only Chaerophyllum species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever […]

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Pachycymbium keithii (Cultivated)

Pachycymbium keithii (R.A. Dyer) L.C. Leach, Excelsa, Taxon. Ser. 1: 71 1978. (syn: Caralluma keithii R.A.Dyer (Unresolved));   Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)      Pachycymbium keithii from Plantae Paradise, Datyar Vill. near Parwanu-08/20 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Pachycymbium keithii (R.A. Dyer) […]

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Pachycymbium

  Pachycymbium keithii (R.A. Dyer) L.C. Leach (Cultivated) (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) ‎Pachycymbium (‎‎Apocynaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Pachycymbium (‎‎Apocynaceae) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia. If you […]

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Najas marina

Najas marina L., Sp. Pl. 1015 1753. (Syn: Ittnera major (All.) C.C.Gmel.; Ittnera najas C.C.Gmel.; Najas fluviatilis Poir.; Najas fucoides Griff.; Najas gracilis (Morong) Small; Najas gracilis Morong; Najas laevis Lojac.; Najas latifolia A.Braun; Najas latior F.Muell. ex K.Schum. [Invalid]; Najas major All. ……………………..; Najas maritima Pall.; Najas microcarpa (A.Braun) Bolle ex Christ; Najas monosperma Willd.; […]

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Thalia dealbata (Cultivated)

Thalia dealbata Fraser ex Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8:340. 1807 (syn: Malacarya dealbata (Fraser) Raf.; Maranta dealbata (Fraser) A.Dietr.; Peronia stricta Redouté; Spirostalis biflora Raf.; Spirostylis biflora Raf.; Thalia barbata Small);   Thalia dealbata (Powdery thalia, Hardy canna, Powdery alligator-flag) is an aquatic plant in the family Marantaceae, native to swamps, ponds and other wetlands […]

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Thalia

Thalia dealbata Fraser ex Roscoe (Cultivated)   Thalia geniculata L. (Cultivated)  

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